RadioShack rider to shift focus to the VueltaRobbie Hunter missed out on an opportunity to start his ninth Tour de France when he was not selected for the race by his team, RadioShack. The South African was signed to the [...]
Spaniard targeting win on stage oneFrancisco Ventoso (Movistar) has announced his intentions of winning stage one when the Tour de France gets underway in Vendée today. In doing so, the Spaniard could join an elite club of professional cyclists who’ve [...]
Targets wearing yellow jersey and stage wins, beginning with today's stage oneAlexandre Vinokourov is riding his ninth and final Tour de France, which starts today at the Passage du Gois in the western Vendée region. The ever ambitious Kazakh rider [...]
Having dominated the sprint stages of the Tour de France for the past three seasons, the HTC Highroad team has no intention of letting up this year. In fact, with the hunt for a new sponsor an ongoing one, the [...]
Team spokesman calls it a routine check, says other teams may be searchedAfter the earlier impounding of the Quick Step team bus for searching by the French police, the vehicle has been returned to the team in advance of tomorrow’s [...]
Three technical partners come on boardFollowing last week’s news that the Saxo Bank company wishes to prolong its backing of the eponymous team, Bjarne Riis’ squad has announced further agreements going forward.Three new technical backers have been announced, namely CeramicSpeed, [...]
Belgian team transport searched on eve of Tour de FranceThe Quick Step team bus has been seized by French police and taken to a police station to be searched by anti-doping investigators, according to Ouest-France. The bus was escorted from [...]
Importance of team success emphasisedHTC Highroad heads into this year’s Tour de France with three recognised stage race classification riders. Tony Martin won Paris-Nice and the Volta ao Algarve this year, and is aiming for a place in the top [...]
Unbeatable Dutchwoman cruises into race lead Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) continues her near unbeaten season, taking victory in the first stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Rome and Velletri. The Dutch champion beat Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) in a long [...]
Texan will also ride part of RAGBRAIAlthough he previously indicated that he had no plans to go to this year’s Tour de France, multiple winner Lance Armstrong now intends to attend the race towards the end of the month. According [...]
Regards Contador as favourite but says there are many big rivals The 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre believes that his former team-mates Andy and Frank Schleck will be under pressure in this year’s race, and that this could [...]
